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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-08-31
Beauty in findings.


Fiction. in many respects, surpasses the
reality it aims to photograph. In real life,
the evil characters may wear for long years
the mask of hypocrisy, and not be dscov-
cred. We come in contact with them day
by day. speak with them, exchange conf
dences and often think we see through
their hearts and through every motive as
though it. were glass. Death ends all. and
the secrets of the life may be buried with
the body that contained it. and we rear
monument over the grave with an epitaph
that mOcks the ashes it protects. A good,
noble man strives year after year. to attain
success in life, not for himself, but for a
family of loved ones dependent upon him.
Every thought and act may be governed by
the deepest honesty, religious sincerity,
self-abnegatiOn and unity of purpose.
Success seems to hurry before him as a man
chaseS his shadow cast by the sun behind
him. TO our eyes. the result is not pro-
portioned to the labor expended. Faith.
true cOntentment and resignation are given
him, but the financial equivalent is OftimeS
withheld. The aim. upon the accomplish
ment of which we stake all our hopes in
life. may turn to air as we approach it.
lHcIc dIC IOVSu cuScS Ill lut tuIedUS vi lllc
that are never cut smooth. The balance of
right and justice Oscillates up and down,
and the scales do not always mete out for
tune as we wish. And there are cOnsOla-
tiOnS and cOmpenSatiOnS to offset our trOub-
les, too deep and subtle for expression in
words. In fiction. the end is entirely diff
ferent. A good man is always rewarded
and wicked man always punished. The
ragged boy who plunges into the water to
save the rich mans daughter as she sinks
for the third time, is promptly taken into
her fathers counting house, where he
speedily mounts the ladder of prosperity; is
made a partner: the old gentleman dies sud-
denly, leaving his fortune and daughter as
a sacred trust to the noble youth who in
varably marries the trust aforesaid. In
real life. the father would say Here.
Sonny, is quarter. Come round to my
house and I'll give you an old suit Of
clOthes.'
AS the villain steps on the ship that is to
take him and his ill-gOtten gain abroad, the
''lynX-eyed detective" touches him on the
shoulder, says: ''YOu are my prisoner" and
retributiOn is satisfied. In real life. he
generally gets away.
The boy who kills six Indians with his
strong right arm. holds the seventh at bay
by the terror OF his fascinating eye, while
he deals the death blow to mOnstrous
panther, with dagger in his teeth, exists
only in books. In reality, he saws wood.
studies when he does not want to. and his
days are full of Sadness and sore from the
Christening Of the rod.
In fiction, the ladies and gentlemen the
author has left over after he finishes the
story, are. paired off in the matrimonial
bonds, like couples going in to dinner.
The proper ending of the story requires it.
If they were living, two OF three would De
married happily, one or two not at all, and
the balance misfitS. For beautiful endings,
| fiction often has the best Of it.-BoOk Chat.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-08-31

The Christian man whose character has
become stereotyped or crystalized has al
ready begun to decay. G. Robinson.
Christ came not to talk about beautiful
light. but to be that light-nOt to speculate
about virtue, but to be virtue.-E. G. Tay-
lOr.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-08-31

Earnestness commands the respect of man
kind. A wavering, vicillating. dead-and-
alive christian does not get the respect of
the church or the wOrld.-John Hall.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-08-31

The first official notice of another day.
however, is the clanking Git can scarcely be
called ringing) Of a most disreputable old
gong situate IN the central part of the build
ing. TO describe the various modifica-
tiOns of the tone of this instrument of tor
ture would madden the brain of Macau-
lay. From one angle it reminds us of the
thunder iron behind the scenes in
melOdrama, from another. the jangle of
lot OF old junk bells; and many a poor
fellow has no doubt been rudely Wakened
thinking himself still clinging to the brake
beam of car OH the night freight on which
he was "hi-k-ing' in very undignified
,manner hoping to escape from the clutches
of his late friend, the diabolcal detective.
1t the warden is the kind hearted phil
,anthrOpiSt folks claim, he will replace this
dreadful thng-an incentive to suicide
with a sweet-toned gong. silver chime.
or something that will moderate the acer-
.bity OF our early morning spirits. This
agony is undergone at 6 o'clock during
abOnt seven months of the year, the hour
being later when the days are short.
Breakfast is served Immediately after.
Before each door is set down a ''silver-
plated'' dish divided into triple cOmpart-
.mentS containing modest quantity of
neatly prepared food, consisting of beef and
potatoes. Irish stew. hash, bread and butter
these being the staples, the different dishes
alternating through the week. Bread and
coffee are passed separately.
Breakfast finishes, at 6:45 the wall
guards are dispatched to their respective
stations, the shop guards summoned into
the cell building where the deputy warden
makes inspection and issues the orders of
lthe day. The cells are now quickly ''unt
.sloughed'' by the guards and the assistan-
deputy warden proceeds in systematic
manner to dispatch the cOnvicts to their
several shops.
The men are called by series of numeral
signals corresponding to the different shops.
AS these signals are given each shop squad
makes it's appearance from the cell house,
forms in line in the yard with the precision
of an astronOmo-electric clock, where it is
passed under the inspection of the deputy
warden and turned over to the guard of the
shop, to which it is marched in double file.
AS one company moves off another makes
its appearance in obedience to the signal
call Of the assistant deputy stationed
inside the cell house. There are at present
about $40 men at work daily, 800 on con-
tract labor and so on State. The time Oc-
cupied in dspatching averages 10 minutes.
The lock step has been abolished in this
institution.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-08-31
n DAY IN OUR PRISON.
As seen by One of Us---Routine Work.
The Celi-ROOm Gong Execrated---
\ Timely Suggestion.

The first yawning notes of the innocent
little birds costly tucked away under the
striped blankets; the grey streaks of dawn
piercing the gloomy precincts OF the vacant
corridors; the dismal creak and crank of
tramping night guard upon the iron gal
cry. making his final round just before day
light, and sundry noises from all parts of
the immense cell building announce the
approach of day to the weary convict-weary
of the nights dismal length and narrowing
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-09-02
Ever New and Fair to Sight.

30 the drums were heard and
the piccolo note, as the circus up
towh paraded, and the shorn off
mule and the whiskered goat, and
the elephant umber shaded. 1
followed it calmly at early morn
my work and my labors spurning, 1
harked to the sound of a rusty
horn, with a wild and unhallowed
yearning. Few and short were
the tunes they played, and they
paused not at all to monkey, SO I
slowly followed the route they
made, at the heels of the lop cared
donkey. 1 bought up seat at
the show that night, and looked
at the timber woman, who tied
herself into knot SO tight, she
seemed more like hemp than hu-
man. And l eagerly looked at the
wondrous bloke, who swallowed
some cotton blazing, and blew
from his nostrils cloud of smoke,
till | thought he was sheol raising
and [ watched the clown as he ran
and rolled and stood in a dozen
poses, and worked off string of
Jokes SO old they came from the
time of Moses. ."-Atchison Globe.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-09-02
Brother Against Brother.

A story of the great rebellion,
by John r. Musick, published by
J. S. Ogilvie & Co., 81 Rose street
New York.
This is no common war story. 1t
deals with new phase of the late
civil war, and may trul, be lenom-
mated an historical novel. The
brothers, who had grown up to love
each other, become estranged, on
account of political differences,
and we follow the Tompkins fami-
ly through the trials and vicissi-
tudes of the four years war, with
no little interest. The plan of the
story is new and interesting as we'll
as instructive. 1t illustrates So
cial life in the war infested states
which history fails to do. Corpor-
al Diggs is without doubt the fin
est piece of character drawing in
the entire book. But in Crazy
Joe and Yellow Steve we have
enough of the weird, mysterious
and romantic to charm the reader.
The termination of the book is not
perhaps, as happy as one could
wish, yet it is quite natural. All
should read: Brother Against
Brother" For sale by all book
stores in the land, cloth $1.00, in
paper 25cts.
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DRUGGISTS CANNOT SELL.
Opinion of Attorney General Boone
on the Local Option Law.

In reply to an inquiry from a
citizen of Gallatin, Daviess coun-
ty, Attorney General Boone has
this to say in regard to the local
option law:
"The local option law is general
in its provisions, and if adopted
by the people of a county it will
not be lawful for any person with
in the limits of such county lex
cept in cities or towns therein hav-
ing at the date of the order of
election a population OF $500 in
habitants or more) to directly or
Indirectly sell, give away CT bar
ter, in any manner whatever, any
kind of intoxicating liquors or
beverage, containing alcohol in
any quantity. See Acts 1887, p
1882, local option law, section 6.
"There is no exception in this
act save in section s, acts 1887,
supra, which provides that moth
ing in the act shall be so constru-
ed as to prevent the sale of wine
for sacramental purposes nor pre-
vent licensed druggists or phar-
macists from furnishing pure al
cohol for medicinal, art, scientific
and mechanical purposes. l am
therefore of the opinion that after
the adoption of said local option
act that there will exist no legal
authority for the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors or beverage contain
ing alcohol in any quantity what
ever in such county where adopt
ed (cities and towns excepted as
provided), save as provided for in
section s, supra
81 would not be understood,
however, as holding that the adop-
ton of the local option law will
affect the revocation of licenses
now issued"
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-09-02
From Edna.
EDNA, Mo-, Aug. 22d, 'S7.

3
EDITOR GRAPHIC: / noticed in
your issue of Aug. 10Th, the fol-
lowing item in regard to our Roll
er mill:
"One of our Adair county men
went to Edna to mill last week
and took ten bushels Of wheat that
weighed 610 pounds at the mill. He
received in return 342 pounds of
flour and no blan. This is grind
ing on the halves, and at that rate
there ought to be about seventy
five thousand dollars worth of
grinding in Adair county wheat.
This article is calculated to
create prejudice in the minds Of
those not acquainted with the
business methods adopted by all
roller mill companies. 1t would
be inferred from your statement
that our mill grinds each grist on
shares, which is not the case.
The company either buy the wheat
paying cash or flour, or they ex-
change flour for wheat, giving 35
pounds of -four for a bushel of
good wheat.
The Adair county man referred
to brought ten bushels of wheat
worth in cash 60 cents per bushel
or 5000 for the grist, for which he
received 342 pounds of flour worth
2 cents per pound, equal to 1854
or in other words realizing 6Scents
per bushel for his wheat here in
Edna, which is about what it
would bring him in st. Louis With
the new roller process it is impos-
sible to grind each mans grist
separately, and toll it as was for
merly the custom.
Our roller mill company is
composed of honorable men who
will pay all that good wheat is
worth either in cash, -four, bran
or shipstuff. Respectfully,
Ed. J. BROWN.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-09-02
Order Of Publication in Vacation.

In the circuit court of Adair county, Mis-
souri,, October term. 1887
The state of Missouri, ut the relstien and
to the use OF Myron r. Strock. collector Of
the revenue fer the county of Adair, state of
Missouri, plaintiff, against VI. II. Kirkham.
Thomas Ellington. and s. s. Mclaughlin,
defendants.
NO. 5536-pETITIoN FOR TAXES.
Now on this 9th day OF August 1857, comes
the above named plaintiff, by his sttorney, be-
fore the clerk Of the circuit court Of the county
OF Adair and state of Missouri and files his pc
tion in the above entitled cause, alleging
among other things that the defendant NJ II.
Kirkham Is nonresident OF the state OF Mis-
souri,, SO that the ordinary process OF law
cannot be served upon him and prays that he
be summoned by publication Wherefore IL is
ordered by said clerk in vacation that publica-
tien be made, notifying said defendant that an
action has been commenced against him by Pc
tion in the circuit court Of Adair county, Mis-
souri,, the object and general nature Of which
Is to obtain o judgment against said defendants
for the sum oftwo l5-lO0 dollars, aggregate
amount OF taxes for the year 1855, and levied
described, owned by the defendants. said tax
es due and delinquent on said land, with
interest thereon as provided BY law,
together with commission, attorneys
fees and costs OF said proceedings Also to
have said judgment declared q lien in favor OF
the state OF Missouri upon the following de-
scribed lands, lying and being situate in the
| county Of Adair and state Of MISSOURI, to-
wit:
South half of northeast quarter, section
| thirty four, "a, township sixty four, GA, range
seventeen.
And also to enforce said lien and to obtain a
decree for the sale OF said real estate, or SO
much thereof as may be necessary, to satisfy
said judgment, interest, commission and costs.
Ard unless you NJ. II Kirkham the said defen-
dant, be and appear at the next regular term
OF the circuit court Of Adair county, Missouri
to be begun and held at the court house in
Kirksville on the second Monday in October,
1887, and answer or plead to said petition on
or before the 81 xth day of said term of coari
[should the term SO long continue, and if moi
then before the end of the term, j the same will
be taken as confessed, and judgment rendered
| as asked for in plaintiffs petition. 1t is furth-
er ordered that copy Of this order be publish
ed in the Weekly Graphic, weekly news
paper, published in said Adair county, foul
weeks successfully the last insertion to be al
least four weeks before the commencement OF
the next term Of this court.
A true copy. Attest j. B. D0DSON,
SEAL. Clerk.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-09-02
Order of Publication in Vacation.

In the circuit court of Adair county, Missouri
October term, 1857
The state of Missouri, at the relation and to
the use of Myron +. Strock, collector of the
souri,, plaintiff, against j. o. Brisco and JUS
tus D. Town, defendants
NO. 5540-PETITON FOR TAXES.
= Now on this 9th day of Augsut 1887, comes
the above named plaintiff. by his Attorney,
before the Clerk of the circuit court of the
county of Adair and state of Missouri and
files his petition in the above entitled cause,
alleging among other things that the defen-
dants are both non-resideHts of the State of
Missouri, SO that the ordinary process of law
cannot be served upon them and prays that
they be summoned by publication. Wherefore
it is ordered by said clerk in vacation that pub
lication be made, notifying said defendants
that an action has been commenced against
them by petition in the circuit court of Adair
county, Missouri, the object and general ma
ture of which is to obtain a judgment against
said defendants for the sum Of eighteen s0-10o
dollars, aggregate amount of taxes for the
years 1871, ISIS; 1873, 1880 lssl 1ss2, 1885, 1854,
tate hereinafter described. owned BY thede
PENDANTS said taxes due and delinquent on said
land, with interest thereon as provided by law,
together with commission, attorneys fees and
costs of said proceedings. Also to have said
judgment declared lien in favor of the state
of Missouri upon the following described lands
lying and being 81 .uate In the county of Adair
and state of Missouri to-wit:
South half of the northeast or section twen-
ty-two, t22l, township sixty-four, I6il, range
seventeen iii.
And also to enforce said lien and to obtain
decree for the sale of said real estate, or SO
much thereof as may be necessary, to satisfy
said judgment, interest, commission, fees and
costs. And unless you j. o. Brisco and JUS
tus D. Town the said defendants, be and ap-
pear at the next regular term of the circuit
court of Adair Co., Missouri, to be begun and
and held at the court house in Kirksviile on
the second Monday in October 1857, and answer
or plead to said petition on or before the sixth
day of said term of court (should the term SO
long continue, and if not, then before the end
of the term,) the same will be taken as confess
sed, and judgment rendered as asked for in
plaintiffs petition. 1t is further ordered that
a copy CT this order be published in the Week
ly Graphic weekly newspaper published
in said Adair county, for four weeks success
sively, the last insertion to be at least four
weeks before the commencement of the next
term of this court.
(sEAD true copy: Attest,
j. b. DODSON, CLERK
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-09-02
Word and Works.

The above will be the title of a
live Monthly Journal, Edited by
Rev. Irl r. Hicks, which will ap-
pear early in January, 1888. Each
issue will contain
LIST. A practical sermon or lee
ture, upon which short comments
and criticisms are invited, and
which will appear in subsequent
issues, making this department OF
the paper peculiarly interesting
and profitable.
I'd. Short original and selected
articles upon storms and general
meteorological phenomena, with
invited comments and criticisms
in numbers next following.
Sd. Reports from the press, and
by special correspondents all over
the world, giving dates and char
acter and results of storms,
cyclones, tornadoes, billiards.,
earthquakes, ETC., etc.
This department of the paper
will be interesting and important
beyond anything in the scientific
or literary world. It will soon
esta blish the fact that the terrible
storms and other phenomena, by
which SO many human lives are
lost and so much valuable proper
ty is destroyed, occur regularly
and may be largely foreseen ard
avoided. The general object is to
organizes q school, in which all
are to be teachers and all are to be
students, and by which the divine
thoughts of Gods holy word and
the most practical and vital facts
of Gods grand and glorious work s
may be developed and given to
each other.
Single subscription, with chart
and calander for one year, Is cts.
Address, IRL R. Hicks,
Box 457, st. Louis, Mo.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-09-02
Helping the Editor Out.

a clerical looking gentleman
entered an Austin newspaper Of
flee and drawing out concealed
document, said to the editor:
81 am soliciting for a high-ton-
ed gentleman of refinement and
intelligence. He is sadly in need
of money, but he is too proud to
let The public know it."
'You don't say sol" said the
editor with animation.
Il am hopeful of securing quite
a handsome little sum"
''You say this unfortunate man
is very intelligent, highly cultivat-
ed and all that sort Of thing?''
''That is just the kind of a man
he is.
"And too proud to beg?'
The minister NODDED.
"My dear friend, I appreciate
your delicacy. You have describ-
ed my condition precisely, but I
had no idea 1 had enlisted your
sympathy SO strongly that you
would take up collection. Its all
right. Just as soon as you get ten
or fifteen dollars together, bring
1t In to me, and I'll give you re-
ceipt for it. God bless you my
noble friend!" and he gently
pushed the visitor, who, had ex-
pected to tap the editor for a dol
lar, out into the street, WI ere he
after gazing around in a dazed
sort OF way, kept on in his mis-
sion of mercy.
Gone good turn deserves anoth-
er, remarked the editor, as he re-
sumed his seat. "The man came
to help me out, and 1 helped him
out. Texas Siftings.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-09-02
The Institute.

Monday Aug. %, a few teachers
met and organized; but on account
of the temperance election moth
ing was done until Tuesday.
Tuesday those who had been Sc
lected for each of the branches
taught in our common schools,
gave plan of their methods of
teaching, the subject afterward
being criticised by those present.
This course was followed out dur
in the week. The interest increas-
ed till the last hour when each one
expressed himself either, by word
or action, that he had seen new
beauty in the work; that he had
been inspired to work as never be-
fore. Excellent lectures were Civ
en- by Profs. Sheldon, Mason and
Nelson. Every teacher in the
county should have been present.
Many have urged the objection
that we are too near the Normal,
but we assure you that heretofore
our best teachers have not gone
out into this county to teach, and
if they have, the methods they get
in the Normal are only theoretical,
while here we have them from
teachers who have gone out into
the country and put them into
practice, and we gather up the
facts as they come fresh from the
fields of labor. Here under the
shadow of the Normal is where we
ought to have the vory best insti-
tute. Many say, we cannot afford
to pay out money to attend an in
stitute. We do not get sufficient
wages. Why? Simply because we
do not prepare ourselves for the
work. Who ever heard patrons
of schools asking thoroughly quail
Lifted teachers to teach for fifteen,
twenty or thirty dollars per month?
We have always found patrons
willing to pay for good teaching
when they were sure they could
get it.
We are to have one weeks in
stitute next August. Teachers of
the county who are willing to
press forward and make their pro-
fession respectable, are invited to
to attend. Those who are not are
requested to step down and out.
We have a commissioner who will
stand by us in this work.
A TEACHER.
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THE KNOW NOTHINGS AGAIN.

The Philadelphia Press asserts
that the old "know-nothing" OF
native American" party has been
resurrected and predicts that it
will be an important factor in
next years presidential contest.
The Press says a convention will
be held at Philadelphia in Sep
tember to arrange preliminaries
for the national campaign, and
that another convention will meet
next July to nominate candidates
for president and vice-president.
About 100000 persons, it is
claimed, are identified with the
movement. There is no doubt that
there is a very strong reaction
throughout the country against the
policy of unrestricted immigration
hitherto pursued, due chiefly to
the numerous manifestations of
pernicious foreignism that have
been witnessed during the last
two or three years. But it is
doubtful whether it will assume
the form of a district party or
gaL ization, or whether, if it does,
thct such an organization will be-
come an important factor in next
years election. It is more likely
the aroused public sentiment upon
this question will assert itself |
through the existing pal tisan
agencies, and with substantial re-
nl.s.